nacelle
/nəˈsɛl/noun
High School
1
The compartment that holds passengers on a dirigible, hot-air balloon, or other aerostat; a gondola.
2
A separate streamlined enclosure mounted on an aircraft to house, originally, an engine, and now also cargo or crew.
3
The cockpit of an aircraft.
4
A hollow boat-shaped structure.
5
An enclosure housing machinery or a motor.
6
The part between the rotor and tower of a wind turbine.
7
The submersed providers of buoyancy of a SWATH-hulled boat.
8
A streamlined enclosure on the body or dashboard of a motor vehicle.
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